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[House of Representatives ceiling, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania] [graphic].
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Contributor
Huston, Joseph M., 1866-1940, architect.
Pennsylvania Bronze Company, manufacturer.
Title
[House of Representatives ceiling, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania] [graphic].
Date
ca. 1906
Physical Description
1 photographic print : gelatin silver mounted on cardboard ; 44 x 67 cm. (17 x 26 in.)
Description
Interior view looking south toward the front podium in the House of Representatives chamber, showing a detailed view of chandeliers hanging from the ornate ceiling, divided by gilded beams and decorated with a circle to be filled in with a mural painting by Edwin Austin Abbey representing the twenty-four hours. Also includes the front wall behind the podium, temporarily decorated with a fleur-de-lis pattern until the 1911-installation of The Apotheosis of Pennsylvania, also by Edwin Austin Abbey. The bronze light fixtures in the House Chamber were furnished by the Pennsylvania Bronze Company.
Notes
Signature of architect Joseph M. Huston on recto.
Joseph M. Huston was commissioned to design the new Capitol, constructed between 1902 and 1906, to house the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the chambers of the Sumpreme Court of Pennsylvania, and the offices of the Governor.
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol.
LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48.
Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
Subject
Pennsylvania State Capitol (Harrisburg, Pa.)
Pennsylvania. General Assembly. House of Representatives.
Capitols -- Pennsylvania -- Harrisburg.
Ceilings -- Pennsylvania -- Harrisburg.
Genre
Gelatin silver prints -- 1900-1910.
Associated name
Huston, Joseph M., 1866-1940, architect.
Associated name
Pennsylvania Bronze Company, manufacturer.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| **photo - unidentified - Cities [P.8479.70]
Accession number
P.8479.70
In Collections
Pennsylvania Capitol Collection
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